Charles Maass
A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Harry G. Heiss
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2008
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2008
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008016
Title: Charles Maass Papers
Span Dates: 1912-1924
ID No.: MSS83693
Creator:
Maass,
Charles
Extent: 18 items;
1 container;
0.4 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Assistant to the U.S.
Special Panama Canal Commission. Journal, writings, notes, poems, printed
matter, scrapbooks, photographs, and drawings relating chiefly to the
Commission's visit to Panama in 1921. The journal also documents Maass's tour
of Panama, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and Cuba.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names
Maass,
Charles.
Organizations
Panama
Railroad Co.
Panama
Railroad Steamship Line.
United
States. Special Panama Canal
Commission.
Subjects
Canals--Panama.
Railroads--Panama.
Steamboat
lines--Panama.
Locations
Canal
Zone--Description and travel.
Costa
Rica--Description and travel.
Cuba--Description and travel.
Panama
Canal (Panama)--Description and travel.
Panama--Description and travel.
Puerto
Rico--Description and travel.
Provenance:The papers of Charles Maass, assistant to the Special Panama Canal
Commission, were given to the Library of Congress by William H. Schiemann in
1996.
Processing History:The papers of Charles Maass were arranged and described in 1997. The
finding aid was revised in 2008.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Charles Maass
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Charles Maass Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Charles Maass span the years 1912-1924. Maass served as
an assistant to the Special Panama Canal Commission created by the secretary of
the War Department in 1921. Visiting the Canal Zone from June to August 1921,
the commission was charged to report on the care, maintenance, sanitation,
operation, and governance of the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone, including
matters relating to the Panama Railroad and Panama Railroad Steamship Company.
The collection includes drawings, notes, photographs, poems, printed matter,
scrapbooks, writings, and a journal documenting Maass's tour of Panama, Puerto
Rico, Costa Rica, and Cuba.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
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Miscellany,
n.d.
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Photograph album,
1912-1921, n.d.
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Scrapbook,
1921, n.d.
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Thompson, Fred, drawings,
n.d.
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Travel literature,
1921-1924, n.d.
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Writings,
n.d.
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folders)
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